In reply to ice.solo: Okay, I confess. Got into them in 1978(?) when they released a version of The Stones' 'Satisfaction', hugely superior to the limp Devo version. Bought all I could on vinyl, though I confess I haven't listened to them very much in recent years. May just rake some of them out again though - some great stuff in amongst the lunacy.

In reply to ice.solo:
Yep, now you're taking me back a few years. My entry point to The Residents was a live version of their cover of 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World'... great stuff, but WTF? There's a live double album sitting up in my mum and dad's attic back in England, probably won't ever get played again unfortunately as neither I nor they own a record player anymore... I bought it on the strength of this song, and didn't regret it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkw4fNuf558

In reply to ice.solo: First experienced them sometime in the early 80s (IIRC) when I saw this clip on the old grey whistle test review of the year or somesuch. weirded me the hell out but i loved it, it was the only thing all my mates could talk about the following day.